Moultrie, Georgia's Carson Tyler advances to men's 3-meter springboard diving final at Paris Olympics
Georgia’s own Carson Tyler will move on to the final of the men’s 3-meter springboard Olympic diving final after placing 7th in the semifinals on Wednesday.
The 20-year-old Tyler — who is from Moultrie and graduated from Colquitt County High School — will compete in the 12-man final on Thursday. His teammate, Andrew Capobianco, was eliminated.
China claimed the top two spots in the men’s 3-meter springboard semifinals.
Wang Zongyuan led with 537.85 points over six dives, followed by defending Olympic champion Xie Siyi with 505.85. Britain’s Jack Laugher was third at 467.05.
Wang is looking to move up to the top spot on the podium after settling for a silver on springboard behind Xie at the Tokyo Olympics. Wang already won the 3-meter synchronized with Long Daoyi at these games.
China has won the first five diving golds and is trying to become the first nation to sweep all eight events since the program was expanded at Sydney in 2000.
Tyler is also competing in the 10-meter platform event, making him the first American since 2000 — and just the third ever — to qualify in both individual events.
WABE’s Patrick Saunders contributed to this report.
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